30th Aug 1994 Partick Thistle 0 Aberdeen 5 (League Cup 3rd Round)

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Match Information

53y, 5m, 28d			John Lambie		Willie Miller
Bobby Law
Alan Dinnie
					Duncan Shearer (0-1, 31 mins); Duncan Shearer (0-2, 35 mins); Paul Kane (0-3, 60 mins); Duncan Shearer (0-4, pen 63 mins); Billy Dodds (0-5, 68 mins)
Chic Charnley (@ 0-0, 24 mins)
Roddy Grant (Tom Smith)					Ray McKinnon (Scott Booth, 71 mins); Brian Irvine (David Winnie, 68 mins)
23y, 3m, 2d			Craig Nelson		Theo Snelders
33y, 5m, 25d			David Byrne		Stewart McKimmie
28y, 8m, 6d			Bobby Law		Colin Woodthorpe
31y, 4m, 3d			Willie Jamieson		Brian Grant
32y, 10m, 19d			Grant Tierney		Brian Irvine
28y, 7m, 14d			Derek McWilliams		Stephen Wright
32y, 2m, 17d			Alex Taylor		Eoin Jess
28y, 0m, 6d			Ian Cameron [i]		Duncan Shearer
27y, 11m, 14d			Roddy Grant		Paul Kane
22y, 9m, 18d			Isaac English		Billy Dodds former Jag
31y, 2m, 19d			Chic Charnley		Ray McKinnon
29y, 1m, 17d
26y, 1m, 10d			Andy Murdoch		Michael Watt
20y, 10m, 18d			Tom Smith		David Winnie
25y, 6m, 28d			Andy M. Gibson		Scott Booth

Match Report

TTA report

Once Charnley had been harshly red carded (24) for an offence only the referee saw, Thistle lost all creativity in midfield Aberdeen took command. After Grant had missed a good chance Thistle had nothing to offer and Aberdeen ran all over them with goals 31, 35, 60, 62 (pen) and 68.

Media report

31-Aug-1994, Glasgow Herald

SHOULD you come across any Partick Thistle players or supporters today, be gentle with them. Last night they were mugged by Aberdeen in the third round of the Coca Cola League Cup and it might be some time before any of the victims are able to think about the tie without breaking into a cold sweat or collapsing in a sobbing heap. And, speaking of victims, let us begin with Chic Charnley. Often in the past he has been guilty of fits of temper and a tendency to speak too loudly when referees are around. This time he seemed innocent. Well, almost. He started the evening in fine form, beaming as brightly as the Firhill lights as he accepted a sponsors’ cheque for £500 in recognition of his hat trick against Brechin City in the previous round. The ball started rolling and 24 minutes later football’s favourite Manchild was making the long, lonely walk back to the dressing room. Gone was the smile, and gone, too, was any hope of Thistle making it through to the quarter-final draw, which will be made tomorrow morning. When Charnley isn’t around Thistle find it difficult to be creative and, after he had been dismissed, Aberdeen took over. Charnley disputed possession with Duncan Shearer and then Billy Dodds before tumbling elaborately to the turf. When he picked himself up and had shaken hands with Shearer, the referee, Les Mottram, flashed a red card. It was suggested afterwards that the official may have noticed Charnley trying to kick Shearer, an attempt most people missed. Strange that Mottram, who missed a good Dundee United goal at Firhill two seasons ago, should this time see something most others didn’t, but Thistle’s flawed genius walked just the same, and the Dons’ season finally came to life.

A man up, they were soon a goal up when, in 31 minutes, Shearer knocked Stewart McKimmie’s pass into the net and four minutes after that Eoin Jess chipped the ball from the right to the far post, where Shearer rose above his marker and headed in. Thistle were never going to recover from those blows and their task then was to get through the rest of the night without embarrassing themselves, but on the hour they knew even that was beyond them. Paul Kane dispossessed David Byrne, who had made good progress into Aberdeen’s territory, and galloped off in the opposite direction, with defenders inexplicably retreating before him. Kane kept going until 25 yards out he hit a fierce shot which beat Craig Nelson at his right-hand corner. Two minutes later the Pittodrie side scored a fourth. Nelson could do no more than push out a shot and Shearer pounced before squaring the ball to Jess, and just as he was about to shoot, Derek McWilliams pulled him down. Shearer stepped forward and scored his third goal. Dodds claimed Aberdeen’s fifth and final goal in 68 minutes when he was perfectly placed in front of goal to sidefoot into the net.

The tie had attracted a menagerie of managers, including Scotland’s manager Craig Brown, who named Shearer in his squad for the European Championship qualifying tie against Finland next midweek. Shearer’s hat trick has assured his starting place in Helsinki and the likelihood is that Celtic’s Andy Walker also will play, provided he doesn’t do anything to harm his cause in his team’s cup-tie at Dens Park tonight. Aberdeen’s manager, Willie Miller, was especially pleased with his team’s work at Firhill, where his pre-match assertion was that goals would come if the players continued to create chances. However, even he couldn’t have envisaged so many goals at Firhill, and one can only wonder about what might have been had the Dons found their scoring touch a little earlier this season. For a start, the Latvians, Skonto Riga, wouldn’t have been in the next stage of the UEFA Cup in Aberdeen’s place.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 31 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Jamieson, 30th Nov 1993 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Craig Nelson - 35 games, 2nd Oct 1993 to 30th Apr 1994. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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